Garment fastening device



May v2, 1933. B. LIEBowlTz 1,906,690

GARMENT FASTENING DEVICE Filed April 4, 1930 Patented May 2, 1933 [UNITED STATES n PATENT ol-Flclfv E., Biriwrailuiik LIEBoWrrz, or NEW Yoan-N. Y.,-Ass1GNon 'ro s. LIEBovrrz a sons, ING.,

OF YORK, N. lY., lA CORPORATION OF NEW YORIKy GARMENT FASTENING DEVICE This" invention relates to fastening devices,

more especially those adapted to be used in` the rfolding of garments, as vfor instance,v

shirts. In folding shirts, at the laundry-or 1,53 factory, it is customary to use a seriesof pins throughout the garment, and these pins are not only hard to remove, but they are `apt to stick and injure the person attempting to remove them.

10. One object ofthe inventionis to provide a" 153 tening means are kept '-covered. vA furthe-rk object is the arrangement of the pin covering means so that the pin or other securing means willbe actuated to a releasing position Vwhen n' the cover is removed. n v 302 For a clear descriptionkof my invention,

I refer to the drawingwherein vone* modification of my invention is shown. n l f Figure 1 shows lmy securing means as applied to a shirt.

Fig. 2 shows my securing means.. i v n Fig. 3 shows my invention when in itssecuring position. Y r f n j y Fig. 4 shows the manner in which the cover operates to move the securing means to releasing position. y

Referring now more particularly to, the drawing, Fig. 1s`hows a shirt l() to which'my securingk means j 11 is applied for holding 35- portions of the shirt in a certain folded position. AReferring more particularlyto Fig; 2,

my securing means *consist of a lower portion or base 12 which maybel composed` of` paper, cloth, or any other material, said portion 12 carrying a pair of staples or pin-like elements 13, which may be secured thereto Lin any manner. WhilegI have shown a pair of f staples 13, each consisting'of two wire prong members, it should be remembered that one n 45 staple 13 may be used, and that it mayconsist of a single wire'prong or other fastening device.

Vthe ^position of Fig. 3, thatis with thetwo prongs ofveach staple preferably bent in the .same rdirection but oppositely and away from the two portions constituting of firststraightening the staples or manipu- In-` actualy .practice lthe portion l12 of the l staple13, maybe inserted under part of the` Y 50 shirt 10 or material 14ito bey secured'fas'is yAppim'cion.ma April 4,1930. serialk No. 441,441.

shown in Fig. 3. After the staples 13 are passed throught-he material, the cover 15 may be placed over the same, the staples 13 being adapted to pass through perforations 16 iof they cover, which perforations, however, are not necessarily preformedlas they may vbe formed by the passage of the staples themselves. The staples 13 are then bent over into the bent prongs of theother staple, in which y position theyv are in securing `or fastening p0- sition. Portion '17 of the cover 15 is then bent over to the positionof Fig. 3 wherein it covers or envelopes the staple 13. In this position, the portion 17 of the cover 15 is kept in cov-l ering relation tothe staples by cooperation of the slotted portions 18 vand 19 ofthe cover.

Whenit is desired to unfasten the 'shirt 70` for use, it is merely necessaryv toy movethe cover portions 17 in the direction of the ar- -row v2O rfrom their position of Fig.3 to the*-y positionof Fig. 4. It will be observed that this movement of the` cover moves the staples 13 to ank upright-position sothat the coverl canbe removed, and the garment released from the-staples with great facility.

It is also possible to remove the base 12 f and staples 13 as a unit without the necessity lating thecover. This may befcdone by inserting the fingers under the folded and fastened portions 'of the shirt or garment, and then pulling the base 12 out, thus withdrawing `or sliding the bent staples from engagement with the material of thezgarment and. releasing the' folded portions thereof. In rsome instances the cover 15 may be dispensed with, and withoutleXposing the bent over' portions ofthe staples 13. ThisV may Vbe'eifected by applying the base 12 to the outside instead of the inside ofthe folded portions of the garment and causing the staples to Ypenetrate theV material inwardly, and then bending over the ends of the staples onl the inside of the folded portions.

` `WhileI have shown one particular embodiment of my invention, it should beunderstood thatmodicationsof the same with- 100 Y in the scope of the appended claims will rea-dily occur to one skilled in the art.

l hat I claim is l. 'A fastening device comprising means having a part adapted to traverse the material to be fastened, a cover for said means, said cover havin@- a portion traversed by said means, and a portion for covering said tra-versed portionwvhich portion extends on opposite sides and over the free end of said part.

2. A fastening device having a stapled pol'- tion for traversing the material to be fastened, a cover for said stapled portion, said cover having` a part thereof to be traversed by said staple, and apart for covering said traversed portion Which portion extends on opposite sides and across the free end of the stapled portion.

3. A fastening device having an adjustable fastening portion for traversing the material to be fastened, a cover for said portion, said cover being arranged relatively to said portion so that movement of said cover may actuate said adjustable fastening portion to release position.

' 4. A fastening device having` a sta pled portion for traversing the material to be fastened, a` cover for said stapled portion, said cover having a portion thereof to be traversed by said staple, said traversed portion being operable to move said staple tol a releasing position when said cover is removed.

5. A fastening device having one or more Wire like elements adapted to pierce the material to be fastened, each of said elements being deformed. after piercing said material, a cover for said deformed portions, said cover being arranged to move said deformed portions into material releasing position when said cover is removed from covering position.

6. A fastening device comprising one or more Wire like elements adapted to pierce the material to be fastened, each of said elements being deformed into fastening shape after piercing said material, a. cover for said deformed portions, said cover having a portion thereof to be traversed by said elements, and

a portion thereof for covering said deformed portions, said cover being arranged to move said deformed portions to release position when said cover is moved relatively to said fastening elements.

7. A garment securing device comprising a pair of members adapted to beplaced over and under the parts of the garment to be secured, stapling means adapted to traverse said members and garment, a cover for covering a. protruding portion of said staple, said cover being so arranged relatively to said staple that removal of said cover moves said staple to releasing position.

8. A device for fastening a folded garment,

comprising a base carrying a pair of spaced pin-like elements adapted to penetrate portions of the garment, a cover through which the pin-like elements pass and upon which they are bent into fastening position, said cover having portions which extend on opposite sides and across the free ends of each of the pin-like elements, said base and pinlike elements being removable as a unit to unfasten the folded portions of the garment.

9. A device for fastening a folded garment, comprising a base carrying a pair of spaced pin-like elements adapted to penetrate portions of the garment, a cover through which the pin-like elements pass and upon which they are bent into fastening p0- sition, said cover having portions adapted to envelop the bent ends of the pin-like elements, said base and pin-like elements being removable as a unit to unfasten the folded portions of the garment.

10. A device for fastening folded garments and the like including means formed to traverse the material to be fastened and having a free end, and a cover for said means having a portion traversed by the latter, said cover being bent between its ends on a line extending substantially transverse of the longitudinal axis of the cover so as torenvelop opposite sides of said means and t0 extend over and across the free end of said means.

l1. A device for fastening folded garments and the like including a member having a pointed element to traverse the material to be fastened and disposed to overlie the material, a cover for said element having a portion through which said element extends. said cover being bent between its ends on a. line substantially transverse of the longitudinal axis thereof and at a point opposite to the point of the element whereby to dispose the cover on opposite sides of the element and over the point thereof.

12. A device for fastening folded gar ments and the like, including a pointed elcment to traverse and overlie the material to be fastened, and a cover for said element traversed thereby and having a part underlying said element and having a part which is disposed over and across the point of said element and Which extends over the outer side of the element whereby the cover envelops dpposite sides of and the point of the element.

13. A device for fastening folded garments and the like includinga member having spaced securing means having free ends which extend through the material to be fastened, a cover for the securing means traversed thereby and which has end portions which extend on opposite sides of and over and across the free ends of the securing means, and means carried by the end portions of the cover for mterlocklng engagement with the body ofthe cover to secure said end portions of the cover in position.

14. A device for fastening 'folded garments and the like including a member hav-v ing spaced means for' traversing themaferial to be fastened, a protecting cover for said means having ends traversed by the means and enveloping the latter to protect same, and means to secure theends of the cover in protecting position.

15. A device for fastening folded garments and the like, including securing means formed to traverse the materialto be fastened, protecting means for the securing `means traversed by the securing meansand having a free end part which is movable to envelope the securing means, and -means to secure said end part in protecting position.

16. A garment securing device comprising a pair of members formed to be placed over and under the parts of the garmentto besecured. and fastening means formed to traverse the garment, and one of said members, said members being related so` that vmovement of one relative to the other in a direction transverse to the planes of the two mem bers will instantly release the fastening means, and said onemember having' parts j which extend over the entire outer side and free end of the-fasteningmeansn y I 17. A device for fastening a `plurality of superimposed folded portions of a garment, comprising a pair of kmembers adapted to be placed over and under the folded portions 35 to be secured,`one of said members carrying pin-like fastening means at eachof its oppol site ends, which meansis adapted to traverse the folded portions of the garment andthe other of said members, said fastening means` 40 being pliable and said members being formed of fibrous material whereby said members and fastening means will yield upon mere separating movement of one of the members relatively to the other lin a ydirection 'trans-4 verse to the planes of the members. v

18.. A device for fasteningl a plurality of superimposed folded portions of a garment., comprising a vpair of members adapted to be placed over and under the folded portions to be secured, one of said members carrying pin-like fastening means at each of its opposite ends which have-portions that extend away from each other when in fastening po-v sition, Vwhich means is ,adaptedto traverse y, the folded portions of the garment and the other of said members, said fastening means being pliableand said members being formed of fibrous material whereby said members and fastening means .will yield uponmere i @separating movementof one of themembers relatively to the other ina direction transverse tothe planes of the members.

BENJAMIN LIEBOWITZ. 

